The Routledge Guidebook to Foucault's The History of Sexuality av Chloe Taylor

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<P>Michel Foucault''s <I>The History of Sexuality </I>is one of the most influential philosophical works of the twentieth century and has been instrumental in shaping the study of Gender, Feminist Theory and Queer Theory. But Foucault''s writing can be a difficult book to grasp as Foucault assumes a familiarity with the intellectually dominant theories of his time which renders many passages obscure for newcomers to his work. </P><P></P><I><P>The Routledge Guidebook to Foucault''s The History of Sexuality </I>offers a clear and comprehensive guide to this groundbreaking work, examining:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>The historical context in which Foucault wrote</LI><P></P><P><LI>A critical discussion of the text, which examines the relationship between <EM>The History of Sexuality</EM>, <EM>The Use of Pleasure </EM>and <EM>The Care of The Self</EM></LI><P></P><P><LI>The reception and ongoing influence of <EM>The History of Sexuality</EM></LI><P><EM></EM></P></UL><P>Offering a close reading of